I bf both mine, dd for 6.5 months, ds for 8.5 months and this time hoping to make it to a year min. It is lovely and really worth while but can be very hard at times and i think it really helps to be prepared for that so you dont think oh my god whats gone wrong or find it too much of a shock. It did really hurt for the first week or possibly few weeks, it seemed like forever at the time but I cant even remember for sure now! And as far as i could tell it was sod all to do with them not being latched on properly, its just nipples adjusting to being sucked on that much! I carried on purely out of stubborness But totally totally worth it, specially when the baby wakes up in the morning and you can just bring it into bed with you, stick it on your boob and lie there all cuddled up, both of you dozing - bliss! And so much easier than having to get up and make bottles and things. Having said that I used to kind of secretly think that the majority of people who said they tried bfing but found it difficult had just given up too easily until my sister had her baby and had a horrid time trying to bf and i can totally see how hard it was for her to make the decision to stop and how in her circumstances it was absolutely the right thing to do. As good as it is for the baby and you its not worth making yourself depressed over. The happier a mummy is the better a mummy is so you have to do whats right for you as much as whats right for the baby cos ultimately its the same thing. But i think the key things are to be as prepared as poss so nothing knocks you for six too much and to get as much help and support as poss and completely ignore all stupid comments and interfering old witches and negatitivity.
Sorry went off on one abit there!
MIAM - what james is eating sounds fine to me for a 2.5 year old. Ds has always ben pretty fussy with fruit and veg. He never used to eat anything like peas or sweetcorn or broccoli or whatever veg he had on side of plate but i just kept putting it on his plate without mentioning it and just recently he has started trying it on his own and exclaiming in proud amazement 'mummy I like it!', although he doesnt always eat it. If he likes veg sauce thats great, id make the most of that and give him lots of sauces with hidden veg in and bolognese, shepherds pie, lasagne etc all with hidden veg either chopped up tiny or blitzed up in the food processor and things like chicken and veg pie, i have a recipe for a veg pie with a potato crust that my kids love, crust is much nicer than normal pastry and only on the top (also dead easy ). I would be careful not to make too much of an issue out of it, kids are amazingly quick to pick up on things they can tell are important to you and then use them as a weapon to manipulate you!
Gosh im really going off on one with my advice tonight aren't I?! Sorry
Think it was WO, apologies if someone else, asked when my scan was, its tues afternoon.
1b3 - glad your scan all went well although must be frustrating not to know for sure what you're having.
And cant remember anything else